Old Gold - How your old jewellery can help people with Alzheimer's disease

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Hello All

Put your unwanted jewellery to good use

If you have jewellery that is either broken or no longer wanted, the Alzheimer's Society can put it to worthy use by recycling it to raise funds to help fight dementia.

Any jewellery of any kind, such as an odd cufflink or earring, a coin or a bracelet whose fashionable days are over, can be converted into money desperately needed to fund the Society's work.

This work includes providing care and support for people with dementia and their families, as well as funding research into the causes and possible cures for dementia.

We would greatly appreciate your support in this on-going appeal that has already raised over £370,000 to support our crucial work. Jewellery can be sent to:

Freepost RRUL-HZKT-YHKG
Alzheimer's Society
Devon House
58 St Katharine's Way
London
E1W 1LB

To order a padded envelope for your old jewellery, please call 0845 306 0898 or email [EMAIL="fundraising@alzheimers.org.uk"]fundraising@alzheimers.org.uk[/EMAIL]

Tel: 020 7423 3500
Fax: 020 7423 3501
Link: http://www.alzheimers.org.uk


What is dementia?

Dementia describes different brain disorders that trigger a loss of brain function. These conditions are all usually progressive and eventually severe.
There are more than 100 different types of dementia. Alzheimer's disease is the most common type, affecting 62 per cent of those diagnosed, almost 417,000 people.
Symptoms of dementia include memory loss, confusion and problems with speech and understanding. Dementia is a terminal condition.

Statistics:

• There are currently 700,000 people with dementia in the UK.
• There are currently 15,000 younger people with dementia in the UK.
• There are over 11,500 people with dementia from black and minority ethnic groups in the UK.
• There will be over a million people with dementia by 2025.
• Two thirds of people with dementia are women.
• The proportion of people with dementia doubles for every 5 year age group.
• One third of people over 95 have dementia.
• 60,000 deaths a year are directly attributable to dementia.
• Delaying the onset of dementia by 5 years would reduce deaths directly attributable to dementia by 30,000 a year.
• The financial cost of dementia to the UK is over £17 billion a year.
• Family carers of people with dementia save the UK over £6 billion a year.
• 64% of people living in care homes have a form of dementia.
• Two thirds of people with dementia live in the community while one third live in a care home.

Thank you for taking the time to read my post. Please pass this post onto family, friends, neighbours & colleagues who might be interested in helping.

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